I’m really looking at this as a way to eventually bridge my career out of health care and into real estate investment and to begin to build a future for myself and my family as I just don’t see it happening punching a clock day in and day out.

Can take up $90k to remediate for the average 3 bedroom home.Make sure there is no Chinese Drywall as it's not good for your health...

The work they do goes beyond the aesthetic and includes health and safety as well.

What issue is it for the government to use their monopoly on force and threat of putting you in a cage, because you as a property owner and a tenant come to a mutual agreement on what the terms were with respects to how payment is to be made and what the charges are?

I find the most challenging part is to understand the health of the HOA. 

I have a small portfolio and am coming out of a bad health situation.

The Sheriff shall resume execution of said orders effective January 2, 2018.IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Sheriff ceases execution of said orders:a) Whenever the outside temperature is 15 Degrees Fahrenheit or colder on the actual date of the eviction, orb) Whenever regardless of outside temperature, extreme weather conditions endanger the health and welfare of those to be evicted.IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this General Order supersedes General Order 2016-01.Then, https://www.cookcountysheriff.org/eviction-schedul... 

It also creates some additional costs (setup, maintenance, tax reporting) and will limit your financing availability (more expensive commercial loans).Depending of your threat level and the amount of asset that you are protecting it may be worth the cost.

Since there is no debt there is significant cash flow that I need to maintain for the health and well being of an aging parent, so I will be trying to keep the payment within a range of 6-6500 a month.

I do not know about others but I have never, not ever put profits over human health and well being.